What is the current wisdom on Leupold? Their MARK 3HD 1.5-4X20 has a lot of appeal to me, especially with the firedot.
What is the current wisdom on Leupold? Their MARK 3HD 1.5-4X20 has a lot of appeal to me, especially with the firedot.
Ken
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What makes it appealing? Weight?Originally Posted by HeavyDuty
Except for the Mark 5HD, I rarely see Leupold on any tactical carbines around here.
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Weight, reticle, range (I’m still a fan of 1-3x / 1-4x scopes,) at least assembled in the USA, no tritium to have to recharge in ten years.
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
Trying to learn from my betters here.
If I were to go with one of these Leupold 1.5-4x scopes, I would have three illuminated reticle options. This will be on a 12” SBR. What are the arguments for and against each of these?
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
YMMV but I won’t touch an LPVO that isn’t regarded as about as close to 1x as possible. I don’t think there’s a single Leupy regarded as such.
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Agree with @Wake27. I assume that a 12” SBR is optimized for targets under 100 meters. Something with a true 1X capability makes the most sense, even if that means an Aimpoint T2.
I like my rifles like my women - short, light, fast, brown, and suppressed.
I have a Razor 1-6 on a 11.5" SBR and I am happy with it.
The Steiner P4xi is a good option if you want a true 1X scope, and has a daylight bright reticle. They can be found for $500 on the used market.
Which reticle for the Leupold or Steiner?
My P4xi has the P3TR BDC reticle but I prefer a millradian reticle. BDC reticles work for a rough aiming point, but are difficult for accurate adjustments, especially if you are using a ballistics app, have someone spotting your misses, etc. The V2 G1 reticle option is in mils. I think Leupold calls their mil reticle the TMR.
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I have 1x RDS on a few 10.5” - 12.5” SBRs, I’m trying something different with this. An illuminated true 1-4 or even 1-3 would be ideal for me, but they don’t seem to be made.
Wait - I have a new P4Xi I picked up on sale a few months ago. Maybe that’s my solution.
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
I like that P4Xi idea. @Nephrology’s Razor idea is also very reasonable.
I like my rifles like my women - short, light, fast, brown, and suppressed.
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